Photographic view finder



Sept. 14, 1937. -o. ZIMMERMAN N PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEW FINDER Filed Dec. 7, 1935 0170 Zinnia/12am INVENTOR wfw ATTORNEY Patentei Sept. 14, 1937 2,093,299

UNITED STATES PATENT orrlcr.

2,093,299 PHOTOGBAPHIO VIEW FINDER Otto Zimmer'mann, Wetalar, Germany Application December 7, 1935, Serial No. 53,327

In Germany December 22, 1934 z Claims. (01. 88-15) This invention relates to photographic view for reflecting purposes is not mirrored. nor silflnders of the type which have amask for framvered. but wholly transparent. The path of the ing th field of vi w u t d i front of the eye reflecting rays are indicated by arrowheaded lines. opening. Heretofore it has been proposed to Also the optical axis is shown.

a mount a negative optical element in front of the When the observer looks through the eye openeye opening which element is provided with a ing he will see the object to be photographed semi-transparent sllvered surface for partly ret h e Optically st ted field 0! View fleeting the frame surrounding the eye opening opening e surrounded by the sharply reflected and thus deflne the fleld of view to the observer. image of the frame d, the light from the latter [0 This construction is not only expensive because of being reflected in the mirror frame I. Hence the the silvered surface but it is also a distinct disobject in he field of view is Seen easily and clearadvantage. The semi-transparent silvered sur- 1y within the reflected image of the frame d face dims the light very materially so that the without any diminution of the light surrounding object can be seen only faint or blurred particuor prevailing atthe point where the object is l! larly under poor light conditions. located- The object of this invention is to provide an I claim: improved view finder embodying a construction A ph ographic view flnder for observing thein which a non-transparent or almost non-transfleld of view optically unobstructed and without parent silvered curved mirrored fame is employed diminution of prevailing light comprising a transto function as a reflecting element so arranged parent mem r. a rectan ular frame on said that the limits of the fleld of view are reflected member deflning and surrounding the eye openin inflnity and thus appear sharp and clear in ins of said .flnder, a second wholly transparent the finder. The reflection of the eye opening apconcave member spaced a distance in front of pears clear and sharp in that it is substantially the said first member, a concave rectangular mirga or entirely totally reflected in a mirrored frame rored frame on said second member, themirrored surrounding the field of view opening and thus frame facing the said first rectangular frame, the may be seen clearly and easily distinguished. latter beinglocated in the focal plane of the Thus construction embodies the advantage that mirrored frame. the centres of the said two recthe reflecting surface by forming a frame for the tangular frame members being coincidental with so fleld of view affords the observer an unobstructed the Opti l 8-1 8 0 t e fi e S d two Ire-me 0 view through the frame. The object is seen members being substantially of, the same dimensharply framed from its surroundings and withsions. out any decrease or dimming of the light. 2. A photographic view flnder for observing the In the accompanying drawing illustrating the field of view optically unobstructed and without I invention the view finder is shown comprising diminution of prevailing light comprising a contwo members a and!) spaced a distance apart. cave wholly transparent member, a concave rec- The member a is a transparent glass body protangular non-transparent reflecting frame on vided with a rectangular non-transparent frame said member enclosing and framing the field of d. The space enclosed by the frame forms an view opening of the finder, asecond transparent to eye opening 0 as' this term is used and understood member spaced a distance from the said first 40 in photographic view finders. The othermemmember, a rectangular frame on saidsecond ber b is a concave wholly transparent glass body member facing the said reflecting frame and loprovided with a concave mirrored rectangular cated in the focal plane thereof, the said second frame I which surrounds and'frames the field of rectangular frame enclosing and framing the ll view opening e. The centres of the tworectangueye opening of the finder, the said two openings lar bodies or parts d and f are coincidental with and rectangular members being alined in the the optical axis of the view flnder and the prooptical axis of the finder, the said reflecting portions are such that only the frame a is reframe reflecting the image of thesaid secondlre'cflected in the mirror I. The frame dislocated in tangular frame in infinity."

the focal plane of the mirror .12.

The field of view opening 0 which is not required OI'IQ. AlmdERMANN. 

